Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 12/11-12/17

Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead: A New Frontier’ gets new trailer

Google Allo introduces ‘Rogue One’ sticker pack

WestJet's highly anticipated holiday campaign

Facebook to introduce 360-degree live video

Wi-Fi calling comes to iPhone users on Telus

Apple's Wireless AirPods are now available in Canada for $219

Logitech's Circle security camera gets new storage and feature upgrades

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Guillermo del Toro's "Trollhunters" to launch over the holidays exclusively on Netflix

Google Canada reveals top trending searches in 2016

Yahoo discloses a second major hack that affected over 1 billion accounts

The 1,000-horsepower EV from Lucid Motors is up for preorder

LockSmart Travel is a smart padlock with location tracking services

Amazon Prime Video streaming now showing in Canada

‘Super Mario Run’ is now available for download

Pebble smartwatches to still work through 2017

Are you ready to take professional looking images with your smartphone?

Latest Xbox One update to speed up downloads by 80 per cent

GM is testing self-driving Chevy Bolt EV's in Motor City

LG rumoured to be supplying tech giants with foldable displays for smartphones

‘Mr. Robot’ creator said to be adapting 1927 film ‘Metropolis’ into a miniseries

Lenovo plans to release Chrome OS version of Yoga Book

Lenovo plans to release Chrome OS version of Yoga Book

Lenovo sees more potential to its sleek and unique 2-in-1 Yoga Book. The tech company plans to release a Chrome OS version to the line, joining the Android and Windows versions of the device. What makes this hybrid device unique is that it ditches a traditional keyboard and goes with a touch surface on one side that can be used both for typing and writing or scribbling on. The Chrome OS version will support the Real Pen stylus that allows you to write on the pressure-sensitive keyboard surface.

According to Lenovo Vice President Jeff Meredith, there have been “a lot of interest” in a Chrome OS version for this device. And that it could even serve as a great option for schools for its unique offering. There is no official release date yet for this new version but Meredith says Lenovo plans to “maintain the three distinctive products throughout this year at least.”

Source: Engadget

‘Mr. Robot’ creator said to be adapting 1927 film ‘Metropolis’ into a miniseries

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Mr. Robot’s creator Sam Esmail is said to be bringing science-fiction masterpiece Metropolis into the modern age. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is currently in the early stages of development and it hasn’t been stated what role Esmail will play in the final product. It’s expected to hit TV screens two or three years from now, which should give Esmail more time to finish four- to five-season roadmap for Mr. Robot. Metropolis is expected to have a budget as large as US$10 million per episode with Universal Cable Productions funding the project. The plot is said to be similar to the original script.

Metropolis has been considered a groundbreaking film back then, where German filmmaker Fritz Lang set to tell a story about two lovers living in a highly hierarchal society. The super-rich prey on the poor to power a futuristic city in the year 2026. This silent film is considered one of the first feature-length sci-fi movies and cost over five million German Reichsmarks to make (which is around US$24 million by today’s standards). While the expensive film bombed in the cinema, it’s still considered a pioneer in its genre.

Source: The Verge

Sony to launch new products at CES 2017

Call this an announcement for an announcement but Sony has said it will be holding a press conference at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Its event at CES will happen on January 4, 2017 at 5 pm at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company’s booth is at 17300. If you’re not heading to CES, there will be a live webcast of the event you can access at this link.

Sony hasn’t what it plans to reveal but a recent leak shows the possibility of a new Xperia phone showing up. Said to be a followup to the Xperia XA, the rumoured device pictured above will have a 5-inch display and USB Type-C port. Based on the leaked image, its looks don’t stray far from Sony’s design formula. What we don’t know if it’ll be a new flagship or a mid-range device.

Source: Sony | Via: Android Community